My eldest, who was away the evening we did Sliders Part 1, decided that he would like to try making some. He hadn’t cooked much at home, while he was working in catering and complained regularly that he didn’t have time for his Art. Now that he is supposed to be working at Art full-time, […]
My husband has always wanted to try the salmon burgers from De La Mer, the fish shop on Bayview. He said to the kids one night, “how about salmon burgers for dinner on Saturday?” Silence, some nose twitching, an indiscernible moan or two. I then suggested that we buy one burger and split it four
I gather that you get to have a “des Monts” after your name, in the Laurentians, if you are a town that is really at the top of a mountain. Well, Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts certainly is and anyone who has cycled to it along Le Petit Train du Nord painfully knows how really high it is!! We’ve
The lodging for the first night of our trip down Le P’tit Train du Nord was Auberge Chez Ignace, which was not only a refuge from the storm, but also a welcome oasis of warmth, charm and wonderful food. Here too, we finally had an opportunity to meet the other six people, who were travelling
On Friday, my husband and I went to Niagara-on-the-Lake for a trial run, make that a trial bike run. We’re still trying to use up my husband’s vacation time before he has to forfeit any unused time in August. We’re now down to about 25 days. However, if you throw in the weekends in between,
We are now back home and the vacation seems like a dream, in the face of the reality of a house not cleaned in almost three weeks. My daughter had decided to park her bike in the dining room for the week that she was here on her own and my son, who was in
Sunday was both Mother’s Day and my husband’s 65th birthday. Over the years, his birthday has always been eclipsed because it falls, just before, on, or just after Mother’s Day. I decided to forget about Mother’s Day this year and make his birthday the focus of the day. Nick opening the Champagne I sent the
Bofinger is a wonderful Parisian restaurant in the grand style. Its Art Deco decor creates a fanciful setting for superb food and spectacular service!! Platters of divine food are elevated on your table. Cold appetizers are served over crushed ice and hot entrées over a flame. You just keep helping yourself!! A tree in bloom
Window shopping, that is. We took the Metro to the Arc de Triomphe and walked down one side of the Champs Elysees and then up the other side. We did stop for drinks at a very nice cafe, Napoleone, with tables, on the sidewalk. I ordered a cappuccino, which was a mere $14.00 CAD for
For all those who saw the movie, here are some night pictures of Paris. They weren’t taken at midnight, however, they were taken after a rain shower and they do show the magic of the city of lights. Taken from the restaurant We’ve managed to eat out every night, given that the cooking facilities at
